Observation

Instructional Lesson

Classroom: Observer: Bayli Price

Grade: 5th Date: 3/21/18
Curriculum Area: Social Studies Time: 8:45- 9:30

What I notice Thoughts, Questions, Connections to Methods

Classes

Louisiana Purchase Connections to Class

- Gave opportunities for students to - created anchor charts to display the

review information that they learned in their online

- Jefferson vs Napoleon
scavenger hunt
- Created a land area map of Before 1803
- had to present their findings to the class like
and Louisiana Purchase
our ELED 3223 class did in our Microteaching
- $15 million; 824 million acres
groups. Identified the Louisiana Purchase
- Prior: Revolutionary War
artifact and
- Next: Mexican/American War (added to
- take notes on the chapter like we do for
map) 1846-1848
chapter readings in the textbook
- Take notes on introductory portion of

website (10 min) - students were allowed to use technology in

- Prelude to War of 1848 and aftermath order to enhance learning

- Students work independently on - engaged in a Focus and Review about what

Chromebooks- teacher gives reminder of they had learned previously

time they have left

- Created an anchor chart with class to

most important facts of the war

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- Texas, California, Arizona, New Mexico-

gained 500,000 sq miles

- Watch BrainPOP video and take quiz

- Independent assessment with Kahoot

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